The new Toyota Auris 3.0, built by Brits, will signal the beginning of no more deasil Toyota Aurises

3. You would describe the British-built Toyota Auris as safe, sensible but dull, right? Until now. Auris 3.0, coming next February, looks sharp and there’s a punchy new 180hp hybrid. No more Auris diesels.

The Juke 2.0 was delayed due to a boring design, but the first-gen is still selling well

5. Now a little birdie tells me Juke 2.0 has been delayed because the new design was “too boring”. But no matter.
The chunky first-gen Juke still sells like hot cakes and this nip/tuck adds Bose sound and more personalisation from May.

UNREAL

The McLaren Senna, named after the legendary Brazilian F1 driver, is capable of reaching speeds of 211mph

1. In the licence-shredding unreal corner, we have the 211mph McLaren Senna, with yellow and green detailing to match the Brazilian F1 legend’s helmet. The numbers are incredible: 800hp, 0-62mph in 2.8 secs, 0-124 in 6.8, 0-186 in 17.5 . . . and it’s road-legal. Gulp. All 500 cars are sold at £750,000 a pop.

4. Or how about the two-door Range Rover SV Coupe (5-litre supercharged V8, 565hp, 0-62mph in 5.3 secs, top speed 165mph) at a whopping £240,000. That’s £75,000 more than a Lamborghini Urus — for 50 per cent fewer doors.

Aston Martin’s Lagonda has been revolutionised into a luxury electric-only limo maker, with this one capable of 400 miles between charges

3. Aston Martin is turning Lagonda into a luxury electric-only limo maker. This Vision Concept hints at a 2021 road car that could do 400 miles (London to Edinburgh) between charges using solid state batteries — the silver bullet for electric cars.

David Coulthard says we Brits could learn a thing or two about winter tyres from the Germans

The ex-F1 star said: “In Britain we don’t like being told what to do, but we accepted seatbelts.

“Winter tyres would transform the roads in the UK. Central Europe doesn’t grind to a halt when it snows. It keeps moving. The transport minister should make it mandatory, or at least educate people more.

“I’m not saying this because I work with Cooper Tires, I’ve been saying this for years. You are literally investing in your life, in your family’s life. My parents live in Scotland and I put winter tyres on their cars. The first time I tried them, it was like a light coming on, the difference.”

David says he hasn’t heard of any F1 grid girls saying they were forced to do the job against their will

DC said: “I’ve seen a lot of people who haven’t been doing the job saying it’s degrading and it’s got no place in modern sport.
“But I haven’t seen any grid girls come out and say, ‘I’m so glad that’s been cancelled because I was being forced to be paid to stand there against my will’.”

And that’s from a man who wears a skirt.

Lizzie Cundy says being a grid girl was 'the best job she ever had' on Good Morning Britain

Elon or E-Tron?

HAVE news for Tesla boss Elon Musk. Your time’s up. The electric car pioneer can’t churn out cars quick enough and now Audi, Merc, Jag and others are circling with models just as cool – but cheaper.

With 260 miles between charges, the new Audi will prove to be excellent fuel saving

Audi quotes 260-plus miles between charges and the 0-62mph sprint time is 4.5 seconds. The family SUV harnesses a 95kWh battery with Quattro all-wheel-drive. The Jag is 90kWh. And there will be a family of Audi EVs.

The e-tron will be quickly followed by an e-tron sportback, then a smaller crossover.